Drug overdose deaths dropped a record amount during the past year, according to provisional data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A study that used a specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–neuromelanin-sensitive MRI– has shown that this type of MRI signal was increased in regions of the midbrain in young adults ages 20 to 24 […]
Unimaginable pain and restlessness. Vomiting so frequent and forceful that it can perforate the esophagus. Blood pressure and heart rate so high that they damage the heart. Sweating that drenches clothing and sheets. Nerve sensitivity […]
People assigned male at birth who belong to a sexual or gender minority group were twice as likely to use methamphetamine following an HIV diagnosis, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the […]
New research shows that the HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Communities Study (HCS) significantly increased community access to naloxone, a lifesaving medication that quickly reverses the effects of opioids and helps restore breathing in […]
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging reveals a concerning trend: methamphetamine poisoning is the leading cause of fatal overdoses among midlife and older adults in Hawaiʻi. […]
The opioid epidemic is a crisis that has plagued the United States for decades. One central issue of the epidemic is inequitable access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), which puts certain populations at […]
Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough. That’s according to new research in JAMA Network Open from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, College of […]
A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), with contribution from Karolinska Institutet, has revealed that one in three cases of oral cancer globally is linked to smokeless tobacco and areca […]
Alcohol industry-funded apps may use covert ‘misinformation strategies,’ omit important public health information and could ‘nudge’ users towards drinking more alcohol, new research has found.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
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